Guo Shoujing vs Roger Bacon
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Compare the life timelines of Guo Shoujing (1231–1316) and Roger Bacon (1219–1292) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 61 years, from 1231 to 1292.
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Guo Shoujing (1231–1316)
- — Born in Xingtai, Hebei Verified
- — Studied under the scholar-statesman Liu Bingzhong's circle Verified
- — Entered the service of Kublai Khan as a hydraulic engineer Verified
- — Surveyed and improved irrigation and waterways in the Gansu region Verified
- — Appointed to lead the reform of the imperial calendar Verified
- — Completed the Shoushi calendar Verified
- — Became head of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau Verified
- — Completed the Tonghui Canal linking Dadu to the Grand Canal Verified
- — Died in Dadu (modern Beijing) Verified
Roger Bacon (1219–1292)
- — Born in England, possibly near Ilchester in Somerset Verified
- — Studied at the University of Oxford Verified
- — Lectured on Aristotle at the University of Paris Verified
- — Returned to Oxford and devoted himself to the study of sciences Verified
- — Joined the Franciscan Order Verified
- — Completed the Opus Majus for Pope Clement IV Verified
- — Alleged imprisonment by the Franciscan Order
- — Wrote his final work, the Compendium of the Study of Theology Verified
- — Died in Oxford Verified